Mistakes When Planning Your Ikea Kitchen

Ikea Kitchen Planner

You know that old saying… If you are planning to fail, you must have failed to plan. That statement couldn’t be more true than when you’re undertaking an Ikea kitchen remodeling project.

From the very beginning you must plan your project with with a heavy focus on detail or you will most likely fail. There is no other way. The key to getting your project started out on the correct foot is to make sure that you put a lot of time and effort into your kitchen design so that you know it is right!

The starting point when you are prepared to start your planning should weigh heavy on the overall kitchen design, the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software is that starting point.

If you haven’t done so already, go to Ikea and download the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software here:

Ikea Kitchen Planner Software

When you get the Ikea Kitchen Planner, install it on your computer and play around with it for a couple of days and do some rough schematic designs.

Once you get to a point where you are fairly comfortable with the software and you have a tape measure, it is time to go to the kitchen and get some fairly accurate measurements. If you’re not comfortable with measuring the kitchen yourself, you can hire a service to come out and do it for you, or enlist the help of a friend or family member that’s handy.

Ok so now we have our measurements ready to go, now you get to play with the planner software and try to do your very first design.

Start off by creating a new project in the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software and input your kitchen dimensions and finalize your room layout.

When you have the room layout right, the next step is to use the software and place your cabinets into the room you created.

***When you’re putting the cabinets in using the software, be sure that you specify the finish, door style, plinth and each of the cabinet parts exactly how you want them so your estimate and
parts list is correct when you’re done and ready to print***

When you finish your initial design, take a couple of days off and then revisit your design to see if it will work.

If your design isn’t quite right, save the initial design and try it again. In some cases you might choose to totally change your layout to something completely different than what you started with. I did that when I designed my kitchen. My final plan ended up being what i thought was the best of the 4 or 5 designs that i started with.

Now that you have your basic Ikea Kitchen Plan together, you need to invest some time doing research on your flooring, counter tops, back splash tile, appliances and cabinet hardware.